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  • Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family in a Misguided World. One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no ...read more

  • A Woman Was In The Process Of Suing Her Husband ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman was in the process of suing her husband for divorce. She told the judge that she had done her best to get her husband to change his ways, but that he just wouldn’t do it. Referring to Paul’s words about being nice to your enemies, which is found in the 12th chapter of Romans the judge asked ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2007
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    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • One Of The Most Unusual Things In The History Of ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 30, 2007
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    One of the most unusual things in the history of World War II was Adolph Hitler signing the Munich Pact on September 30, 1938. Here was a man who was geared up for war and evidently aiming his guns toward England. England was weak and unable to defend herself at that time, and Hitler was ready to ...read more

  • The Point: Living For God Is More Than A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
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    [The Point: Living for God is more than a one-time, verbal declaration, it is an on-going, intentional lifestyle.] Once upon a time, in a country far, far away where Christianity was not allowed, there lived a very wise old man. One day, a woman in terrible distress came to him to ask ...read more

  • When My Wife And I First Got Married, We Moved To ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 23, 2007
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    When my wife and I first got married, we moved to St. Louis where I started seminary. It was a stressful time the first year. I started learning Greek and Hebrew and learned the fine art of being married. I had enough time in my schedule to clean the house, do the dishes and do the laundry while ...read more

  • It Was A Few Weeks Before Christmas 1917. The ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
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    It was a few weeks before Christmas 1917. The beautiful snowy landscapes of Europe were blackened by war. The trenches on one side held the Germans and on the other side the trenches were filled with Americans. It was World War I. The exchange of gunshots was intense. Separating them was a very ...read more

  • Prayer Skit Adapted From Something I Heard On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Apr 14, 2008
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    Prayer skit adapted from something I heard on Christian radio Jennifer says --- Ryan, I am going to spend some time in prayer. Please don’t disturb me. (goes across the room and kneels in prayer) “Oh Lord, I am your servant. I want to do your will no matter what it is.” (Ryan pokes his head in ...read more

  • Are You A Weed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    ARE YOU A WEED? I would like to tell you a story about how a little girl helped the neighbor bully change his ways. The bully's name was Todd; his parents were divorced, and he was left to fend for himself. He's rude, and for an eight-year-old he can swear pretty good. When he comes over to ...read more

  • Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    BE INTENTIONAL A guy stopped at a local gas station and, after filling his tank, he paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One man would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other man ...read more

  • The Girl That Was Blind

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
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    Once there was a blind girl named Ramona. She hated herself because she could not see. She had no eyes. The only person in the whole world that she loved was her boyfriend Daniel and he loved her. He was always there for her. He told her that he wanted to marry her. He didn’t care that she was ...read more

  • I Know This Is Going To Sound Surprising To Those ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jan 16, 2010
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    I know this is going to sound surprising to those of us who live near, in, or work and/or play in the City of Chicago, but I once saw a police officer turn down free coffee and doughnuts. Yes, that’s right. I was on a “ride along” with an officer in Redondo Beach, California. It was a graveyard ...read more

  • Blessings From Hurricane Ike

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008
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    BLESSINGS FROM HURRICANE IKE Tuesday I went out, by myself at first, but later in the day Cindy went with me, to check on many of you. No, I didn’t make it everywhere, but I did make it out I think to most of the communities where we have members. As I visited with folks, and even more folks ...read more

  • If Only I Would Take Notes

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 26, 2022
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    As a writer, I always have a small notebook in my shirt pocket to take notes when I have an idea. I don’t have too many ideas, so I want to write down any I get so I don’t forget them. That has helped me out on many occasions. There is one exception. When The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage ...read more

  • The Cookie Monster Has Returned

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 11, 2023
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    Sitting in my office working on some projects, I was suddenly surrounded by a familiar aroma. This surprised me because I had no idea what was happening. That aroma was familiar, but I couldn't identify it. I’m like that most of the time. My nose doesn't work quite like The Gracious ...read more

  • I Read An Amusing Story About The First Duke Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 27, 2000
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    I read an amusing story about the first Duke of Wellington. An inventor was trying to interest him in a bulletproof waistcoat he had made. It was absolutely marvellous and could save the great man’s life if somebody tried to assassinate him. The Iron Duke asked the man to put it on, and he ...read more

  • I Read An Amusing Story About The First Duke Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 6, 2002
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    I read an amusing story about the first Duke of Wellington. An inventor was trying to interest him in a bulletproof waistcoat he had made. It was absolutely marvelous and could save the great man’s life if somebody tried to assassinate him. The Iron Duke asked the man to put it on, and he examined ...read more

  • As Dads, We Often Say That We Are Doing Things ...

    Contributed by Charles Donley on Dec 29, 2003
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    As dads, we often say that we are doing things now for the good they will bring in the future. If you turn your young one over your knee, you say “I’m doing this for your own good”. When we teach our kids to save, we want them to be good stewards of ...read more

  • In A "Peanuts" Cartoon, Charlie Brown Says To ...

    Contributed by Mark Evans on Jan 7, 2004
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    In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Charlie Brown says to Linus: “Perhaps you can give me an answer, Linus. What would you do if you felt that no one liked you?” Linus replies, “I’d try to look at myself objectively, and see what I could do to improve. ...read more

  • In A Book Called Living God's Love, Author ...

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
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    In a book called Living God’s Love, author Douglas Cooper says, “the average person is programmed from birth to love only conditionally. Consequently, we grow up feeling that we have to earn any love we get. Earn it by our good behavior, by agreeing to let ...read more